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Setting Limits on Supersymmetry Using Simplified Models
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Published on: November 15, 2013

Multiloop integrals in dimensional regularization made simple.

Johannes M Henn1

  • 1Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA. jmhenn@ias.edu

Physical Review Letters
|July 9, 2013
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Simplifying complex Feynman integrals, crucial for quantum field theory, is achieved by selecting an optimal basis. This method streamlines differential equations, making solutions more accessible and compact.

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Published on: November 15, 2013

Area of Science:

  • Theoretical Physics
  • Quantum Field Theory
  • High Energy Physics

Background:

  • Scattering amplitudes at loop level are represented by Feynman integrals.
  • These integrals satisfy partial differential equations in kinematical variables.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To simplify differential equations for (multi)loop Feynman integrals.
  • To propose criteria for selecting an optimal basis for these integrals.
  • To apply findings from supersymmetric field theories to generic quantum field theory integrals.

Main Methods:

  • Choosing an optimal basis for (multi)loop integrals.
  • Studying leading singularities and explicit integral representations.
  • Casting differential equations into a canonical form.

Main Results:

  • Significant simplification of differential equations for Feynman integrals.
  • Elementary solutions to the canonical differential equations.
  • Identification of involved function classes and solutions to any order in epsilon (dimensional regularization).

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method yields particularly simple and compact results for Feynman integrals.
  • The approach is applicable to generic quantum field theory integrals.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness with a two-loop example.